Miami Children’s Hospital (MCH) has once again attained Magnet® recognition as part of the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. This is the third time MCH is recognized for excellence in nursing and it is the highest honor an organization can receive for professional nursing practice.
 
“Magnet recognition is a tremendous honor and reflects our commitment to delivering the highest quality of care to this community,” said Jackie Gonzalez, DNP, MBA, ARNP, NEA-BC, FAAN, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at Miami Children’s Hospital. “To earn Magnet recognition once was a great accomplishment and an incredible source of pride for our nurses. Our achievement of this credential for an additional four years underscores the foundation of excellence and values that drives our entire staff to strive harder each day to meet the healthcare needs of the special patients and families we serve.”
 
Magnet recognition has become the gold standard for nursing excellence and is taken into consideration when the public judges healthcare organizations. In fact, U.S. News & World Report’s annual showcase of “America’s Best Hospitals” includes Magnet recognition in its ranking criteria for quality of inpatient care.
 
To achieve the initial Magnet designation, organizations must pass a rigorous and lengthy process that demands widespread participation from leadership and staff. The process begins with the submission of an electronic application, followed by written documentation demonstrating qualitative and quantitative evidence regarding patient care and outcomes. If scores from the written documentation fall within a range of excellence, an on-site visit will occur to thoroughly assess the applicant. After this rigorous onsite review process, the Commission on Magnet will review the completed appraisal report and vote to determine whether Magnet recognition will be granted.
 
If an organization is seeking to reapply for Magnet recognition, the hospital must provide documented evidence of how Magnet concepts, performance, and quality were sustained and improved over the four-year period.
 
“We’re a better institution today because of the Magnet recognition we achieved nine years ago,” said Dr. Narendra Kini, President and CEO at Miami Children’s Hospital. “It has raised the bar for patient care and inspired every member of our team to achieve excellence every day. It is this commitment to providing our community with high-quality care that helped us become a Magnet facility, and it’s why we continue to serve as a Magnet hospital today,” he said.
 
Being recognized as a Magnet facility for the third time is a great achievement for MCH, as it continues to proudly belong to the Magnet community—a select group of less than 400 healthcare organizations out of nearly 6,000 U.S. healthcare organizations. MCH was initially designated a Magnet hospital in 2003 and was the fifth pediatric hospital in the nation to receive Magnet designation.

About the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®
The Magnet Recognition Program® administered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the largest and most prominent nurses credentialing organization in the world, recognizes healthcare organizations that provide the very best in nursing care and professionalism in nursing practice. The Magnet Recognition Program serves as the gold standard for nursing excellence and provides consumers with the ultimate benchmark for measuring quality of care. For more information about the Magnet Recognition Program and current statistics, visit www.nursecredentialing.org/magnet.